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Looking Ahead: Advancing Habitat and Climate Progress After the Budget Bill
August 01, 2025 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ maintains its unyielding commitment to supporting federal policy that benefits birds, people and the places they call home
Policy & Advocacy
Congress’ Budget Bill Presents Setbacks for Habitat Conservation and Climate, While Preserving Agricultural Funding, Dropping Public Lands Sales
August 01, 2025 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ assesses how the newly passed budget reconciliation bill affects birds and communities
Policy & Advocacy
Spectacled Eider swimming in a wetland.
Why Protecting Alaska’s Western Arctic Matters Now More Than Ever
July 31, 2025 — Urge the Department of the Interior to uphold the 2024 rule that protects critical Arctic lands.
Public Lands
Bartlett Reservoir
Proposed Project Could Boost Water Supplies in Central Arizona
July 29, 2025 — StoryMap explores a dam enlargement proposal within the Verde River Watershed and provides analysis of the potential habitat affected from a larger reservoir footprint.
Western Water
Maier’s Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Farm Recognized as First ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Certified Bird-Friendly Habitat in Minnesota
July 23, 2025 — Cattle are the key for creating grassland bird habitat at central Minnesota farm
Conservation Ranching
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Ranch Network Earns ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification
July 22, 2025 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Certified Bird-Friendly Lands boast grazing practices that benefit birds
Conservation Ranching
Arizonans Support Collaboration, Investments in Water 
July 18, 2025 — Poll affirms Arizonans understand the importance of water security
Western Water
Senate Budget Bill Delivers a Blow to Clean Energy, but Public Lands Sell-Off Averted
July 01, 2025
Policy
Crested Caracara
¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Applauds Bipartisan Water Solution for Arizona’s Urban Areas
June 30, 2025 — Recent legislation signed by Governor Hobbs will facilitate responsible and water-wise housing—while saving groundwater
Western Water
A White-faced Ibis wades in blue water.
Investing in the West’s Water Future: Why Congress Must Fully Fund the WaterSMART Program
June 30, 2025 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ and 100+ organizations urge robust support for a proven solution to drought and water scarcity.
Western Water